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Suppose that we lined up our roughly 14 million United States businesses in order of size， starting with the smallest， along an imaginary road from San Francisco to New York. There will be 4,500 businesses to the mile， or a little less than one per foot. Suppose further that we planted a flag for each business. The height of the flag pole represents the yearly volume of sales(年销售量)，each $ 10,000 in sales is shown by one foot of pole. The line of flag poles is a very interesting sight. From San Francisco to about Reno， it is almost unnoticeable， a row of poles about a foot high. From Reno eastward the poles increase in' height until， near Columbus， Ohio-about four fifths of the way across the nation-flags fly about 10 feet in the air. But as we approach the eastern terminus (终点)， the poles suddenly begin to mount (升高). There are about 3， 000， 000 firms in the country with sales over $ 500,000. These firms take up the last 75 miles of the 3,000-mile road. There are 200，000 firms with sales over $ 1 million. They take up the last 50 miles. Then there are 1，000 firms with sales of $ 50,000,000 or more. They take up the last quarter of a mile before the city limits，flags flying at cloud height， 5,000 feet up. At the very gate of New York， on the last 100 feet of the last mile， we find the 100 largest industrial firms. They have sales of at least $ 1. 5 billion， so that their flags are already miles high. Along the last 10 feet of road， there are the 10 largest companies. Their sales are roughly $ 10 billion and up: their flags fly 190 miles in the air，almost in the stratosphere (平流层).

68. What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage? A. To tell the reason why the largest firms are in New York. B. To show the geographical distribution (分布) of the United States businesses. C. To provide a general idea of the size of businesses in the United States. D. To tell us how the United States businesses are arranged.

69. What's the correct order of the following places from east to west? A. San Francisco， Reno， New York， Columbus. B. San Francisco， Reno， Columbus， New York. C. New York， Columbus， Reno， San Francisco. D. New York， Reno， Columbus， San Francisco. Among the four parts of the imaginary road， which part， considering all the firms in it， has the largest total volume of sales?        A. The last 75 miles.     B. The last 100 feet of the last mile.        C. The last 50 miles.     D. The last quarter of a mile. Which of the following diagrams (图表)shows the right order of size of the US businesses， according to the text?

E

阅读下面短文，短文后面有几个问题，请按要求答题，并将答案写在答题纸上。 Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. You do well enough in school， but you probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily the case， however. You can receive better grades if you want to. Yes， even students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here's how: 1. Plan your time carefully. Make 'a list of your veekly tasks. Then make a schedule or chart of your time. Fill in committed time such as eating， sleeping， meetings， classes， etc. Then decide on good， regular times for studying. Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments. Of course， studying shouldn't occupy all of the free time on the schedule. It's important to set aside time for relaxation， hobbies， and entertainment as well. 2. Find a good place to study. Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library， but it should be comfortable， and it should not have distractions. When you begin to work， you should be able to concentrate on the subject. 3. Skim before you read. This means looking over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material， you get some idea of the content and how it is organized. Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improves your comprehension as well. 4. Make good use of your time in cl ass. Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Sit where you can see and hear well. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says. 5. Study regularly. Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. Review important points mentioned in class as we11 as points you remain confused about. Read about these points in your textbook. If you review your notes and textbook regularly， the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performance on test. 6. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world won't end if you don't pass a test， so________. Tests provide grades， and they also let you know what you need to spend more time studying. and they help make your knowledge permanent. There are other techniques that might help you with your studying. You win probably discover many others after you have tried these. Talk with your classmates about their study techniques and share some helpful ones with them. Improving your study habits will improve your grades.

72. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 8 words. ) 请将答案写在答题纸上

73. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? It is very important to devote yourself to what you are studying once you start. 请将答案写在答题纸上

74. Please fill in the blank in the sixth suggestion with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please write within 10 words. ) 请将答案写在答题纸上

75. Translate the underlined sentence in the sixth paragraph into Chinese. 请将答案写在答题纸上

第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共45分)

第四部分：写作 (共两节，满分35分〉

第一节：对话填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列对话，并根据各题所给的首字母的提示.在答题卡右栏中标有题目的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。

W=Woman    M=Man W: So， what's your usual day (76) l________? You always seem so busy. M: Well， I (77) u_____ get up around 5: 00 a. m. and work on my computer until 6: 00 a. m. W: Why do you get up so (78) e_______? M : Well， I have to leave (79) h____ by 6: 40 a. m. so I can catch a bus at 7: 00 o'clock . It (80) t_____ me about twenty minutes to walk to the bus stop from my house， but the bus stops right in front of my (81) o______. W: That's nice. And what time do you get (82) o____ work? M: Uh， around 5: 00 o'clock. Then， we eat (83) d____ around 6: 30. But I think my wife has the toughest job. She spends her whole day (84) 1____   after our kids. W: Well， it (85) s _____ you have a nice wife. M: I think so too. 76.________ 77.________ 78._______ 79._______ 80._______ 81. _______ 82. _______ 83. _______ 84. ________ 85. _______

第二节：书面表达(满分35分〉

世界著名科学家斯蒂芬·霍金多次对人类的未来表示担忧。他认为，美国和俄罗斯拥有的核弹头足够把地球毁灭几次，所以人类当前面临的最大危险是核战争。此外，气候的变化也将威胁人类的生存环境。霍金教授因此建议我们搬迁到其他星球上去。但是你不同意他的观点。 请你用英语写一篇短文，简要概述霍金对将来的看法(60词左右) ，并阐述你的观点和理由。 注意: 1.对所给要点，不要简单翻译，可造当发挥。 2.词数:120词左右。开头语已为你写好，不计人总词数。 3.参考词汇: nuclear warheads (核弹头) ; threaten (威胁〉。 The world-f8.mous scientist Steven Hawking has expressed his concern about the future of human beings. ________________________________________________

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